Johnny Rockets Featured On TNT's New Reality TV Series 'Inside Job'

Candidates Shake It Up in Ultimate Job Competition

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Apr 10, 2014, 10:45 ET

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., April 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Global hamburger franchise Johnny Rockets was featured on the latest episode of TNT's new reality series, Inside Job. Each week on Inside Job, one of America's hottest companies invites four highly qualified job candidates to compete for an executive position. For one week, they live together, work together and play together as part of the interview and hiring process – all the while competing to land their dream job.

Johnny Rockets applicants on 'Inside Job'. (PRNewsFoto/Johnny Rockets) (PRNewsFoto/JOHNNY ROCKETS)

What the candidates don't know, however, is that one of their fellow candidates is already a management executive at the company. This undercover executive mole monitors every move the job candidates make - good or bad - and reports the findings back to the boss. At the end of the week, the insider is revealed and it is the insider who then decides whom is the most deserving candidate to be offered the position.

In the Johnny Rockets episode that was filmed last November in Southern California, the candidates are put through the ultimate screening process as they vie for a new Field Marketing Manager position at Johnny Rockets. It's an executive position responsible for overseeing the marketing of a number of franchise restaurants. Following the premise of the show, Eric Hoffman, the General Manager of Johnny Rockets in Laguna Beach, is actually the undercover "insider" reporting back to John Fuller, Johnny Rockets President and CEO. The candidates are given the ultimate challenge when told they must promote the launch of a new Johnny Rockets premium ice cream shake at one of the company's largest restaurants.

"Johnny Rockets is known for making incredible shakes and we knew that marketing a new flavor profile would be the ideal test for these candidates," said Fuller. "And, because fun is one of our core values, I asked them to create an event that was entertaining, interactive and in-line with the lively atmosphere we provide our guests every day."

Inside Job premiered on February 28^th with candidates competing for a Special Events Sales Manager post at House of Blues. Other companies involved in the show include: Mazda, Shoedazzle.com and David Barton Gyms.

About Johnny Rockets: Johnny Rockets is a global restaurant franchise that offers food and fun reminiscent of feel-good Americana. Every Johnny Rockets restaurant serves simple, great-tasting food from a menu of all-American favorites, including 1/3-pound (5.3 oz.) hamburgers made with 100% fresh, never frozen, all-natural beef, crispy American Fries and premium ice cream shakes and malts. This dynamic lifestyle brand offers friendly service, upbeat music, twirled straws, ketchup smiles and dancing servers, contributing to the chain's signature atmosphere of relaxed, casual fun. Johnny Rockets operates more than 300 franchise and corporate locations in 26 countries around the world. For more information, visit www.johnnyrockets.com.

ABOUT TNT: TNT is television's destination for drama. Seen in 101 million households and ranking among cable's top networks, TNT is home to such original drama series as Rizzoli & Isles, Major Crimes, Falling Skies, Perception, Dallas, Franklin & Bash and Mob City, as well as the upcoming Legends, The Last Ship and Murder in the First. The network also features dramatic unscripted originals like Cold Justice, Boston's Finest, Marshal Law: Texas, APB with Troy Dunn, and the upcoming Private Lives of Nashville Wives, Save Our Business, Inside Job, On the Menu (working title), Wake Up Call (working title) and Life Flight. In addition, TNT is the cable home to popular dramas like Hawaii Five-0, Castle, The Mentalist, Bones and Supernatural; primetime specials, such as the Screen Actors Guild Awards®; blockbuster movies; and championship sports coverage, including NASCAR, the NBA and the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship.

TNT is part of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company. Turner Broadcasting creates and programs branded news; entertainment; animation and young adult; and sports media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.

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